NCAA week three, and UCLA is the team to beat. The Bruins, surging on the power of sophomores Vanessa Zamarripa and Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs as well as senior Anna Li, are fast emerging as the team of 2010. Catch them if you can.

Chasing UCLA is a surprising Oklahoma squad led by senior Hollie Vise, sophomore Megan Ferguson and redshirt freshman Natasha Kelley, who is competing with a completely torn ACL (and doing fairly well, too.) Alabama and Florida, both loaded with underclass talent, should also post big scores this week.

As for everyone else, it’s still too early to tell. Preseason no. 1 Georgia is adjusting to life without stars Courtney Kupets and Tiffany Tolnay, as is its old rival Utah. Also in the hunt for the top six is a determined Oregon State team, as well as Arkansas, Stanford and Nebraska.

Can’t-miss meet of the week: Georgia vs. Utah. UCLA appears stronger than either of these teams, and at this point Oklahoma, Alabama and Florida might have more of a chance of placing in the top three at the NCAA Championships. But old stories die hard, and the Utah-Georgia rivalry is the oldest story there is in collegiate gymnastics. Everyone’s going to be glued to this meet which begins 9 p.m. Eastern time tonight in Salt Lake City.

Note: Michigan defeated in-state rival Michigan State 194.2-193.75 Wednesday night in Ann Arbor. Michigan senior Sarah Curtis won the all-around (39.275) and split the event titles with teammate Natalie Bielstein. Curtis won bars (9.825) and beam (9.875), while Bielstein was first on vault (9.875) and floor (9.825). Michigan gymnasts swept the top three places on all events except vault. (MGoBlue.com)